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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
6 for the Six Proud Walkers		Fried de Metz Herman 1994	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Abergenny ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1657 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Ani's Waltz		Gary Roodman 2008	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Circle as many as will
Autumn Moon		Gary Roodman 2015	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea) with guest, Aldo Fabrizi	Duple Minor
Aye Me ~ Callens		John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bach Humbug		Gary Roodman 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Barham Down Barham Down ~ Black Henry Playford 1701 Daisy Black 2019 Colin Hume Duple Minor Barham Down ~ Cook Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Belle of Greensboro		Gary Roodman 2012	Susan McNeill and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor
Birthday Greetings		Gary Roodman 2000	MGM & Reunion	Duple Minor
The Bishop ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Christine		Gary Roodman 2009	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Faithful Swain The Faithful Swain ~ Sheffield Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Ken Sheffield 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Corelli's Maggot		Cathy and John Millar 1993	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dovetail		Gary Roodman 1996	MGM	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Dublin Bay		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Early Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2008	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Earth Adored Earth Adored Joseph Pimentel 2018 Goldcrest 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 Earth Adored ~ Triple Joseph Pimentel 2018 Goldcrest Triple Minor
Easter Morn		Erna-Lynne Bogue 1994	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Faithful Swain The Faithful Swain ~ Sheffield Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Ken Sheffield 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Far Away		Gary Roodman 2003	Gene Murrow, Jessica Murrow, Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes	Duple Minor
Forget Me Not		Gary Roodman 2015	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Good Man of Cambridge		Gary Roodman 1992	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Humours of the Age Humours of the Age ~ Pat Shaw Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1962 Colin Hume Triple Minor Humours of the Age ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1962 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Impropriety		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Irish Lamentation ~ Cook		Wright ~1740 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack Pudding ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1991	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jovial Beggars - Playford		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Key to the Cellar		Jenny Beer 2004	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Late Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Leslie's Valentine		Scott Higgs 2001	Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor
Little Grey Cat		Renée Camus 2023	Choreograffiti Shira Kammen, Chip Prince, Christopher Jacoby, and Del Eckels	Duple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Madam Fifer's Inauguration		Joseph Pimentel 2018	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
The Merry Andrew ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
Moonfleet ~ Triple		Colin Hume 1995	Masquerade	Triple Minor
Mr. Adson's Masque		Gary Roodman 2003	Erica Morse, Jessica Murrow, lydia ievins, and Margaret Ann Martin	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Andrew Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Andrew Shaw 2009	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Mr. Millstone's Inauguration		Joseph Pimentel 2012	Goldcrest	Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
New Friends		Gary Roodman 2003	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Nina's Smile		Gary Roodman 2012	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Duple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Peace Be With You		Fried de Metz Herman 1986	Frank Hoppe	Duple Minor
Puck's Deceit		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 1997	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ramblin' Rosie		Gary Roodman 2008	Bare Necessities	Lines of Four

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Sapphire Sea		Christine Robb 2015	Bonnie Insull and Susan McNeill	Duple Minor
She Would If She Could		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1991	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sherry at the Ball		Steve Otlowski 2016	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Stockport Assembly		Gary Roodman 2000	MGM + Reunion	Duple Minor
Stride Stately		Gary Roodman 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Summersweet		Gary Roodman 2023	Anna Patton, Eric Martin, Karen Axelrod, and Kate Barnes	Duple Minor
Sun Assembly		Thompson ~1757 Ken Sheffield 1982 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Symphony		John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Terry's Triad		Fried de Metz Herman 2002	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Ties of Love		Jenny Beer 2018	Frank Hoppe	Duple Minor
True Kit		Gary Roodman 1999	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Wakefield Hunt		Thompson 1779 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Way of the World		Jenna Simpson 2016	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford Ball		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Welcome Home - Pimentel		Joseph Pimentel 2018	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Whately Barn		Gary Roodman 2005	Anna Patton, Jessica Murrow, Karen Axelrod, Mary Lea	Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
55	58	58

Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.

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Gate Turn

Also known as: Gate, Assisted Cast.

Bars: 4.

Two adjacent dancers join inside hands then one walks forward, the other backward turning in a circle about their joined hands. The one backing up is said to be "gating" the one going forward.

History

This appears to be a modern figure. Douglas & Helen Kennedy describe it (but do not use the term "gate") in their interpretation of Abergenny, though they do not name it. (Colin Hume has a different interpretation of this dance which does not use a gate figure.)

Porter, Heffer, & Heffer also describe a gate figure in their interpretation of The Bishop from 1931, but again they do not name it. They use it again in their own dances The Happy Clown, and The Northern Lass, published in 1932.

In the mid 1970s, Pat Shaw uses the figure in The Amazed Geneticist but still doesn't call it a gate.

The first use of "Gate" that I can find comes from Fried de Metz Herman's Yola's Invitation devised 1978.

See Also

• Hand Turn

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